Cyber resilience the foundation for Africa’s next phase of digital growth

Building strong cyber resilience will be the key to sustaining the current remarkable growth of Africa’s digital economy, according to a new white paper from Mastercard. The report – Africa’s Digital Defence Race - highlights that between 2016 and 2025, mobile money...

Underfunding a leading cause of AI failures for SA firms

South African organisations whose AI ambitions outrun their budgets are seven times more likely to say AI has fallen short, according to preliminary results from DayOne’s State of AI Delivery in South Africa survey. Of the more than 170 employees, founders, managers...

Revenue to hit $1bn as quantum breakthroughs advance

Worldwide, quantum computing revenue is projected to total $1,1-billion in 2027, according to Gartner. “Nations and businesses have scaled spending in quantum literacy, patents, partnerships, and early use-case exploration,” says Gaurav Gupta, vice-president analyst...

Fuel price shock will hit supply chains hard, driving prices up

South Africa’s latest fuel price increase will put fresh pressure on already strained supply chains, says supply chain industry body SAPICS. The organisation warns that the cost impact is likely to extend far beyond the transport sector and into consumers’ pockets at...

Hydrogen energy technologies drive platinum group metals demand

The global market for platinum group metals (PGMs) - which include platinum, palladium, rhodium, iridium, osmium and ruthenium - will record a 4,47% increase between now and 2029, according to market research firm Mordor Intelligence. In part, market growth will come...

Huawei tackles AI with homegrown data centres

Kathy Gibson reports - To extend artificial intelligence (AI) cloud adoption, Huawei is operating no fewer than three data centres in South Africa, the latest being a new facility in Johannesburg – built entirely on its own hardware, including CPUs and GPUs, and...

Supply chain technology supports visibility, sustainability

The pandemic will continue to impact global and regional supply chains through 2022 due to factory shutdowns, transportation constraints, demand fluctuations, and supply constraints. These challenges place pressure on manufacturing, inventory availability, and...

End of SA lockdown brings risk investors to the fore

In March 2020, the longest bull market in history turned bearish, with market sentiment swinging aggressively towards pessimism. While the global stock market recovered quickly, the South African economy found itself in a decided downturn, exacerbated by the...

The pandemic changed how consumers shop

Multiple factors have affected the retail environment, and largely changed the way that consumers shop. This is according to a new global consumer retail study from Intel and IHL Group that speaks to the changing retail experience while highlighting technologies that...

Organisations fail to achieve a complete customer view

Only 14% of organisations have achieved a 360-degree view of the customer, according to Gartner. However, 82% of respondents said they still aspire to attain this goal in a Gartner survey of 402 marketing, IT and other enterprise leaders responsible for customer data...

How the top smart cities perform

Juniper Research has ranked Shanghai as the world's number one smart city for 2022. Juniper Research's smart city rankings were compiled following an extensive study of cities around the globe as published in our latest research, Smart Cities: Key Technologies,...

Report reveals security trends from 2021

During 2021, organisations experienced 50% more weekly cyber-attacks than in 2020, according to the 2022 Security Report from Check Point Research (CPR). The Education/Research sector's 1 605 weekly attacks took the lead (75% increase), followed by Government/Military...

CIOs face a complex and demanding task in 2022

IT and technology have proven their mettle as invaluable business tools, especially over the past two years. The agility and flexibility offered by intelligent digital implementations and solutions have been pivotal at a time when companies have had to rapidly adapt...

Third known firmware bootkit shows major advancement

Kaspersky researchers have uncovered the third case of a firmware bootkit in the wild. Dubbed MoonBounce, this malicious implant is hidden within a computer's Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) firmware, an essential part of computers, in the SPI flash, a...

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Secure remote access for Red Hat

Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, has been selected by Red Hat to implement digital security tokens that enable secure remote access for the company’s more than 6 000 employees. Red Hat is the world’s leading provider of open source software solutions,...

Mobility ushers in new era of education

The growth of the mobile computing space and proliferation of devices represents a force to be reckoned with, impacting virtually all industries and sectors. ICT consulting and service development specialist Ukuvuma Solutions points to the convergence of mobile...

Tech boosts learning in rural classrooms

Effective teaching strategies are changing. Costs are rising and teachers’ resources are being stretched, often pushing them into teaching subjects for which they are not properly equipped. In addressing this challenge, there has been a move from “teacher-centric” to...

Fortinet earns NSS Labs rating

Fortinet, a global leader in high-performance network security, announced its FortiSandbox-3000D as one of the top rated Breach Detection Systems (BDS), delivering 99% breach detection and zero false positives, based on real-world comparative analysis conducted by...

Océ South Africa promotes VDP solution

Océ South Africa, a leader in digital document management and delivery and an Objectif Lune gold partner, advocates the use of the company’s PReS solution for cutting edge variable data printing (VDP). Dubbed one of the most stable, affordable, powerful and flexible...

Safeguarding corporate information

The bring your own device (BYOD) trend has gained popularity steadily across all sizes of business, from small operations right through to large corporates, says Fred Mitchell, Symantec division manager, Drive Control Corporation. This is due to BYOD enabling...

Open source equates to innovation

A new report on the popular Web site Information Is Beautiful shows just how many-millions of lines of software are running behind the scenes in products we all take for granted. Some of the heavyweight operating systems and application packages are on the list, but...

Job Mail hits millionth CV milestone

Job Mail, the only South African jobs portal that allows employers and recruitment agencies to post free job ads, has just filed its one-millionth CV, says Angelique Robbertse, product and marketing manager at JobMail. That means employers and recruitment agencies now...

Companies, software vendors need pre-nups

As the  recession shows signs of easing, it is worthwhile to take a look at your business's intimate software vendor relationships, and protect yourself – if you haven’t already – from unforeseen circumstances that could put your business continuity at risk just as...

Select a payment method through a PSP

Payment service providers (PSPs) should be equipped to help online merchants choose the best payment methods for their business needs as the market gets ever more diverse, says Brendon Williamson of PayGate. “The payments landscape has never been more volatile or...

Specialist Support Engineer

Specialist Support Engineer - Postilion and DevicesWork as part of a DevOps team, leverage specialist analysis & testing tools, frameworks, techniques and practices to elicit, define and organize business requirements. Translate & document business...

IT Support Technician at South African Astronomical Observatory

The South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO) is the National Facility for Optical and Infrared Astronomy of the National Research Foundation (NRF). Its headquarters are in Cape Town, while its telescopes are at Sutherland in the Northern Cape. Distributed between...

Senior Technical Lead

Looking for a Senior Technical Lead (TypeScript, Node, React) for an in office role in JHB. Role requires 80% leadership and 20% development. Candidate must be an expert in the below tech stack. Key Requirements 5+ years' experienceBachelor's Degree /...

Solar Project Manager – KwaZulu-Natal KwaZulu-Natal

DUR002091 – SOLAR PROJECT ENGINEER, BALLITOPurpose of the job To design solar PV systems and transform renewable energy visions into reality. Your primary responsibility will be to design solar PV systems and compile comprehensive design packs to drive our projects...

Specialist Support Engineer – Gauteng Johannesburg Region

Specialist Support Engineer - Postilion and DevicesWork as part of a DevOps team, leverage specialist analysis & testing tools, frameworks, techniques and practices to elicit, define and organize business requirements. Translate & document business...

Senior Technical Lead – Gauteng Johannesburg Region

Looking for a Senior Technical Lead (TypeScript, Node, React) for an in office role in JHB. Role requires 80% leadership and 20% development. Candidate must be an expert in the below tech stack. Key Requirements 5+ years' experienceBachelor's Degree /...

Built Environment Project Manager at Construct Executive Search

Applicants must have the following requirements: Must have a Bachelor of Engineering Degree or a Bachelor of Technology Degree in Civil Engineering.Must be registered with ECSA as a Professional Engineer or Professional Technologist or in the process of being...

SUPPORT ENGINEER

Ready to Join the Ranks of Innovators? We are looking to hire a dynamic Support Engineer who will play a critical role in ensuring the smooth operation and functionality of products and systems, providing timely and effective technical support to address customer...

APPLICATIONS ARCHITECT

APPLICATIONS ARCHITECT LOCATION CenturionPOSITION TYPE PermanentSALARY R 1 200 000 CTC PER ANNUMCLOSING DATE 17 MAY 2024 JOB PURPOSE To lead the design of an enterprise-wide application architecture as guided by the EA standards, procedures, and policies....

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